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Friday, May 31, 2013

Garden Party - Aromas

There is nothing in the spring like lilacs - ours are blooming - all over town - and the scent is heavenly.


There are so many colors of lilacs - and all are sweet smelling

Sparkling White

Softest, palest lavender - almost with a blue tint

Mounds of pale lilac


Just opening


In full bloom - medium lilac




Can yo have a medium two?  Between medium and dark.  There are so many colors 

  
Almost every yard has at least one bush - maybe two or three


And dark - next to a Pink Dogwood

The darkest of purples


My friend's lilac - sweet scented and bi-colored

A bouquet of bi-colored lilacs


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9 comments:

  1. Mona's PicturesqueMay 31, 2013 at 9:32 AM

    What a glorius set of photos!
    Love Lilacs. You must have heavenly scent in your house now?
    Thank you for joining Floral Love!

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  2. UnknownMay 31, 2013 at 12:30 PM

    Gorgeous! I love lilacs. I don't remember seeing a bicoloured lilac before.

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  3. The Quintessential MagpieMay 31, 2013 at 5:28 PM

    Oh, these are just exquisite. I wish we could grow them here, but they don't like Florida. Glad they like your neck of the woods so you can enjoy them. I'll just have to enjoy them through your photos! :-)

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  4. AnonymousMay 31, 2013 at 5:39 PM

    I'm not sure why we don't see much of these here in our neck of the woods, maybe it's too warm. I'll have to look into it. It must smell absolutely heavenly where you live!

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  5. Julie FukudaMay 31, 2013 at 8:11 PM

    Whoa, I never saw one with two colors before! We had a bush once that did poorly and only bloomed once in ten years. When it left, I put in a crape myrtle that blooms like crazy and can be trimmed back to a stump every year. Still, it would never beat those lolacs for smell!

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  6. Karen @ Beatrice EuphemieMay 31, 2013 at 10:49 PM

    Lilacs remind me of my Grandmother's house. She had a big grove of them that we played under when we were little. I love all the different colors you have shown us. The dark purple are beautiful and those bi-colored are amazing! What a beautiful bouquet! xo

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  7. ClaudiaJune 1, 2013 at 8:55 AM

    Lilacs are so lovely. Unfortunately, I miss our lilac's bloom time almost every year as I'm away working. My only wish is that they bloomed for just a bit longer than they do!

    Thanks so much for joining in this week!

    xo
    Claudia

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  8. The Quintessential MagpieJune 1, 2013 at 11:22 AM

    I know I commented on this JoAnn, but I couldn't resist coming by and taking another look when I saw you linked up at Claudia's. Just GORGEOUS. I never tire of looking at them.

    XO,

    Sheila

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  9. Rose Garden MalevikJune 1, 2013 at 11:56 AM

    WOOW. your Lilacs are Lovley :)
    and do not miss...

    SATURDAY SHOW OFF

    it is FUN :)
    WELCOME
    Håkan ( The Roseman)

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